Pail.



J. L. MGLAUGHLIN.

PAIL.

APPLICATION FILED 00114, 1912.

1,050,156, Patented. Jan. 14; 1913.

JOHN L. MoLAUG-HLIN, 0F WARREN, ILLINOIS.

PAIL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 14., 1913.

Application filed October 14, 1912. Serial No. 725,617.

1 '0 all "ZIjLOlIb it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN L. MoLAUoH-LIN, of \Varren, J o Daviess county, Illinois, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Pails, of which the following is aspecification.

My invent-ion relates to pails adapted particularly for use as milkpails and the object of the invention is toprovide means for supportingthe pail between the legs and thereby avoid the necessity of placing thepail on the floor or ground or attempting to hold it by pressure of thelegs on the walls of the pail.

A further object is to provide a pail having supporting arms which willautomati cally assume a horizontal position when the bail is releasedand drops down upon the pail wall. the arms being forced down to avertical, inoperative position when the bail is raised from either side.

The invention consists generally in various constructions andcombinations, all hereinafter described and particularly pointed out inthe claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, Figure1 is a detail view of the upper portion of a pail, showing my inventionapplied thereto, Fig. 2 is a side view, illustrating one of thesupporting arms in its vertical or inoperative position, Fig. 3 is adetail sectional view, showing the preferred manner of mounting an armon the bail.

In the drawing, 2 represents a pail of ordinary construction, havingears 3 secured thereto and a bail 4L provided with a hand grip 5. Theears extend preferably for a considerable distance above the top of thepail and are provided at their upper ends with holes 6 to receivehorizontal extensions 7 of the ends of the bail. These extensionsterminate preferably in downwardly turned looped ends 8. The middleportions of the ears are preferably provided with out wardly projectinglugs 9 in which pins 10 are mounted, forming bearings for ears 11provided on arms 12. These ears are preferably made of sheet metal andpreferably increase in width toward their outer ends to form substantialsupports to rest upon the knees or legs of the user" of the pail. Thearms are capable of swinging from a vertical position parallelsubstantially with the walls of the pail to a horizontal position atright angles thereto, and I prefer to provide a spring 13 on the pin 12and tensioned to normally hold each arm in its horizontal position. Theinner end of each arm is preferably provided with a curved tongue 14that is adapted to enter a slot 15 in the upper portion of the ear, thistongue serving as a guide for the arm and'its end contacting with theinner surface of the ear and limiting the upward movement of the arm, asindicated in Fig. 1.

In the operation of the device, the bail is dropped upon the top of thepail, as shown in Fig. 1, and the springs 13 will swing the arms upwardto a horizontal position, where they can be placed upon the knees orlegs of the person milking and will form .a substantial support for thepail without requiring any pressure of the legs on the walls of the pailto hold it in place. Then the bail is lifted from either side, thelooped ends 8 will contact with the arms between. their pivots and theirouter ends and the pressure of the looped ends on the arms will causethem to swing down to the position shown in Fig. 3, where they will beheld as long as the bail is in its raised or carrying position.

In various ways the details of construction as herein shown anddescribed, such as the manner of mounting the arms, may be modified andstill be within the scope of my invention.

I claim as my invention 1. The combination, wit-h a pail, of arms hingedon the upper portion thereof, means for normally holding said arms inahorizontal position, and a carrying bail for said pail having meanswhen the bail is raised from either side of the pail to engage and forcesaid arms downwardly to a substantially vertical position.

2. The combination, with apail and ears secured to the walls thereof,and a carrying bail journaled in said ears and having outwardlyprojecting portions, of arms pivoted on said ears, springs normallyholding said arms in their raised horizontal position, the outwardlyprojecting portions of said bail engaging said arms to force them downagainst the wall of the pail when the bail is raised.

3. The combination, with a pail, of arms pivotally supported thereon anda bail havmg means for engaging and actuating said arms when said bailis lifted from either side of the pail.

4.. The combination, with a pail, of ears mounted thereon and havingoutwardly projecting lugs, spring-pressed arms pivot-ally supportedbetween said lugs, a bail jour naled in said ears above said lugs andhaving outwardly projecting portions terminat ing in downwardlyextending ends, said downwardly extending ends engaging said arms toactuate the same when said bail is lifted.

The combination, with a pail, of ears mounted thereon and provided withoutwardly projecting lugs, spring-pressed arms pivotally supportedbetween said lugs, said ears having slots above said lugs to receiveinwardly projecting tongues provided on said arms, the ends of saidtongues forming stops to limit the upward movement of said arms, and acarrying bail having means to engage and actuate said arms.

6. The combination, with a pail, of ears mounted thereon, arms pivotedon said ears, springs for normally holding said arms in a raisedhorizontal position, a carrying bail mounted in said ears and havingdownardly turned ends adapted to engage said arms and force themdownwardly against the walls of the pail when said bail is raised.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 9th day of October,1912.

JOHN L. MOLAUGHLIN.

\Vitnesses lV. C. P. FonREsT, J OHN J. FLANAGAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. G.

